2. n. The activity of moving oneself through water using one's arms and legs while buoyed up by the water, carried out by humans for amusement, exercise, sport or entertainment.
3. n. A giddy sensation.
the swimming of my head the day after heavy drinking
swim
1. 動詞. およぐ。
2. 動詞. めまいがする。
3. 名詞. 泳ぐこと。水泳。
Let's go for a swim tomorrow.
明日泳ぎに行こう。
4. 名詞. めまい。
5. 名詞. 時勢。時流。
We must be in the swim.
我々は時流に乗ってゆかねばならない。
swim
1. v. (intransitive, archaic) To float.
sink or swim
2. v. (intransitive) To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means.
3. v. (intransitive) To become immersed in, or as if in, or flooded with, or as if with, a liquid
swimming in self-pity.
a bare few bits of meat swimming in watery sauce.
4. v. To traverse (a specific body of water, or a specific distance) by swimming; or, to utilize a specific swimming stroke; or, to compete in a specific swimming event.
For exercise, we like to swim laps around the pool.
I want to swim the 200-yard breaststroke in the finals.
5. v. (transitive, uncommon) To cause to swim.
to swim a horse across a river
Half of the guinea pigs were swum daily.
6. v. (intransitive) To be overflowed or drenched.
7. v. To immerse in water to make the lighter parts float.
to swim wheat in order to select seed
8. v. (transitive, historical) To test (a suspected witch) by throwing into a river; those who floated rather than sinking were deemed to be witches.
9. v. To undergo a giddy sensation.
My head was swimming after drinking two bottles of cheap wine.
10. n. An act or instance of swimming.
I'm going for a swim.
11. n. The sound, or air bladder, of a fish.
12. n. (UK) A part of a stream much frequented by fish.
13. n. A dance move of the 1960s in which the arms are moved in a freestyle swimming manner.
14. n. (internet slang) (abbreviation of someone who isn't me) (used as a way to avoid self-designation or self-incrimination, especially in online drug forums)
